Olympic News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education will investigate how Michigan State University handled reports of sex abuse made by female athletes against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, the department said on Monday.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the latest attempt to defuse the crisis over North Korea's weapons program, South Korea urged Washington and Pyongyang to give ground to allow for talks and U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated he would negotiate with North Korea, but only under the right conditions.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - In the latest attempt to defuse the crisis over North Korea's weapons program, South Korea urged Washington and Pyongyang to give ground to allow for talks and U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated he would negotiate with North Korea, but only under the right conditions.

GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - North Korea must heed the call by major powers to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and allow peace to take root on the divided peninsula, South Korea's foreign minister said on Monday.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Alpine skiing was once a young man's game won by racers from the nations that gave the sport its name but at the Pyeongchang Olympics the old order was overturned with the two specialist events won by Scandinavian men aged 35.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic team returned to a hero's welcome on Monday after its best-ever showing at a Winter Games, with 13 medals - more than half by women - beating a previous record of 10 two decades ago.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The Olympic movement's new Chinese global sponsor, e-commerce group Alibaba , came to the Pyeongchang Winter Games promising to revolutionize the experience for spectators, from buying tickets to souvenirs.